Lars Olof Hjälmered (born 22 February 1977Om Lars
Lars Hjälmereds blog) is a

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for the

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. He was

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of the

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from 2006 to 2022, representing

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.Lars Hjälmered (M)
/ref> Since October 2022, Hjälmered is state secretary with responsibility for

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at the

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under

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. Hjälmered is a trained

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, he studied at

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. He has worked at

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before he was elected to the Riksdag. He has also been a member of Gothenburg's

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Duties in the Riksdag

Hjälmered is a member of the Riksdag's Committee for Industry and Trade since September 2013. He is the group leader for the Moderate Party in the committee. He first became

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in October 2018 and later left the role as Speaker in February 2019. He later rebecame Speaker in May 2019. After the 2006 general election was Hjälmered elected as a member of the Riksdag as a member for the

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. He was appointed as an alternate for the Transport and Communications Committee and the Education Committee. In November 2006 he became a member of the Educational Committee, a position he held until October 2009 when he became an alternate again. After he became a member of the Education Committee he stepped down as an alternate for the Transport and Communications Committee. In October 2009 he became a member of the Environment and Agriculture Committee, a position which he held up until September 2013. In October 2010 he stepped down as an alternate of the Education Committee. In October 2014 he became the vice-Speaker for the Transport and Communications Committee, he was vice-Speaker until December 2014. He has also been a member of the European Union Affairs Committee from October 2010 until September 2013. Since October 2018 Hjälmered has been a member of the

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Other duties and Awards

In March 2014, Hjälmered was appointed the Moderates' energy policy spokesperson. Lars Olof Hjälmered was the first name for the Moderate Party in

during the 2014 general election. In October 2008 was Hjälmered an alternate for the board for the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation. In 2014, Lars Hjälmered and Jennie Nilsson were named by Entrepreneurs as "Entrepreneur-friendly Member of Parliament of the Year".

Controversies

In the middle of March 2010, a parliamentary inquiry was launched against Hjälmered and two other MPs for suspicions of

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. The Chief Prosecutor, Björn Ericson in Malmö, had received information that the three members of the Riksdag had been invited to a trip to

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paid for by the company

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. As it was not clear whether it was improper or not, the chief prosecutor chose to initiate a preliminary investigation. None of the suspects were notified of any suspicion and at the end of March the investigation was laid down, and it was ruled that it had appeared that no crimes had been committed.Hedlund, Anna
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'', 2010-03-30

References

External links

Riksdagen: Lars Hjälmered (M)

Lars Hjälmered's Blog

Lars Hjälmered's Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hjalmered, Lars 1977 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party